Re: Urgent questions

["Jay Docherty" <jdoc@postoffice.ptd.net>]

> Date:          Sat, 23 Nov 1996 21:47:48 -0800
> To:            scirocco-l@privateI.com
> From:          byoshida@zygote.hsc.usc.edu (Benton Yoshida)
> Subject:       Urgent questions
> Reply-to:      scirocco-l@privateI.com

> Hey experts:
> 
>         I just got through taking a look at an '81.  It seems in pretty
> good shape except two things have me worried.
> 
> 1.  The car's speedometer is way off.  On the freeway, it indicated 85mph
> when I was actually going an estimated 60.  It was similarly showing about
> 65 to 70 when I was keeping up with traffic on a road which usually flows
> at 45-50.  He's changed from 13" rims to 14" teardrops with 60 series tires
> which he claims are larger in diameter than the stock units.  He says he
> thinks that this accounts for the speedometer differential even though I
> know that a larger outer diameter should lead to a lower indicated speed.
> Any idea what's going on here?  I forgot to check if the speedometer needle
> was just displaced by 20mph but I don't think so.  I wasn't thinking so I
> didn't check the tach too carefully but I think it was indicating around
> 2500 in 5th on the freeway which is in the ballpark for the stock tranny.
> 
> 2.  When I fired up the car from cold, the tach showed around 800rpm but
> when it warmed up it indicated almost 1500.  He says that the mechanic told
> him that there is some problem with the cold start valve but that it would
> cost $400 to fix so he didn't do the fix.  Could some quick fix to get
> around a bad cold start valve produce this symptom?  I thought the cold
> start valve was just a fancier injector--I can't believe this is a $400
> part, even with labor.
> 
> Of course I broke the one cardinal rule of buying used cars and I went to
> take a look at it at night.  But it looks clean (however the steering wheel
> is offset about 30 degrees although I didn't detect any pull to one side)
> with 110,00 indicated miles and an asking price of $900.
> 
> I want to take a look at it Sunday morning and possible make an offer to
> him.  Should I pass or play?
> 
Buy it!!! Iif the car has no rust and mechanically 
excellent you will not be disappointed.  Keep in mind the car is 16 
years old and you are never going find one in "perfect" shape.  My 80 
has 14 inch rims and the speedo is off.  At low speeds it is perfect 
but the faster you go the more off it gets.  

The bottom line is that the mk1 scirocco is a GREAT car and if you 
can get your hands on one in decent shape for a good price then do 
it!!!

                           Jay

VW Scirocco 1988 16v
VW Scirocco 1980
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